Ice-creeper.



PATENTED APR. 25, 1905.

E. C. BARTL-EY.

10E GRBBPER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21. 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

ICE-CREEPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,302, dated Apr125,1905.

Application filed September 21, 1904. Serial No. 225,341.

To (LZZ whom, t may con/cern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD CORNELIUS BARTLEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing' at Mifflintown, in the county of Juniata and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement inIce-Creepers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in ice-Creepers such as aredesigned to be secured to the heel of an ordinary boot or shoe or to beworn with rubbers or overshoes, its object being to produce a simplecheap efficient device for the purpose described and one which can whennot in use be folded into a small compass to enable it to be readilycarried in the pocket, Sac.

To these ends my invention consists in certain novel features ofconstruction, arrangement, and combination of parts, as will behereinafter fully described, and pointed. out in the claims, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisapplication, in which- Figure l is an inverted perspective View of myimprovement applied as in use. F ig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is atransverse vertical section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view of one of the side braces with attached slidable plate.Fig. 5 is a section showing the threaded opening A2.

A represents a piece of sheet-steel forming a base-plate made in theconfiguration of the bottom of an ordinary shoe-leel. Said baseplate hasan upwardly-turned flange a at its front edge, which will when in uscbear against the front face of the heel of the shoe and prevent theCreeper from moving backwardly. a' represents conical-pointedcase-hardenedsteel calks or points, which are riveted or otherwisesuitably secured to the base-plate A and pointing downwardly topenetrate the ice and prevent slipping. There may be as many of thesecalks as desired, though three will generally be found to answer allordinary purposes.

B represents narrow lateral plates of sheetsteel or other suitablematerial secured to the bottom face of the base-plate by the screws a2,passing through the slots located to one .side of the center of saidplates B. Said screws a2, after passing through the lateral plates B,screw into openings A2 in the base-plate A, the ends of these screwsbeing fiat and lying substantially iiush with the upper face of thebase-plate A. On the opposite side of the center of the lateral plateson which the slot is made a small portion of each plate B is struck up,forming a projection which projections fit in and are adapted to slidein transverse elongated slots a3, made through the base-plate. The outerends of the plates B are turned up a slightdistance, as shown at Z22,and to these upturned portions are hinged the side braces C, providedwith the slits c and c'. The forward slit c, it will be noticed, extendsobliquely, while the rear slitrc is substantially vertical.

D represents a strap which passes through the forward slit c from theinside and then through the rear slit c from the outside. This strap isprovided with an ordinary buckle or other adjusting and fastening deviceat one end.

In use my improvement is placed on the bottom of the heel of a shoe, theflange a resting against the front face of the heel, the strap passingaround the back of the heel. The sliding plates are then adjusted tosuit the size of the heel and the set-screws tightened to hold the saidsliding plates. The strap is then drawn up tight around the heel andankle of the wearer, and the device is then ready for use. A

It will be observed that my improvement can be worn by any one from achild to a fullgrown person, and when not in use by folding the sidebraces down upon the upper face of the base-plate the Creepers willoccupy but a very small space and can be conveniently carried in thepocket or elsewhere.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an ice-Creeper the combination with a base-plate provided withcalks or spurs, and having an upturned iiange at its front edge, oflaterally slidably adjustable plates on the lower face of thebase-plate, side braces hinged 2. In an ice-Creeper the combination witha base-plate having calks or spurs projecting from its lower face, oflaterally slidably adjustable plates iitted to the lower face oi' saidbase-plate, side braces hinged at their lower ends to saidlaterally-slidable plates and provided at or near their upper ends withan 0blique and a vertical slit, and a strap or band threaded throughsaid slits.

3. In an iee-creeper the combination with a base-plate having lateralslots therethrough, of a pair of laterally slidably adjustable slottedplates secured to the lower face ofthe baseplate b v screws passingthrough the slots in the slidable plates, said plates provided with lugsor projections fitting in the lateral slots of the base-plate, and meansfor securing the device to the heel of a shoe.

4. ln an ice-Creeper the combination with a base-plate having callis orspurs and provided with lateral slots therethrough and threaded openingsadjacent to said slots, of a pair of slotted laterally-slidable plateshaving upturned outer ends and secured to the lower face of thebase-plate, screws passing through the slots of the slidable plates intothe threaded openings in the base-plate, side plates or braces hinged attheir lower ends to the said upturned ends of the slidable plates andhaving at or near their upper ends an oblique and a vertical slit, and astrap or band threaded through said slits and adapted to pass around theheel of a shoe and be secured over the ankle of the wearer.

5. In an ice-Creeper the combination with a base -plate having anupwardlyextending flange at its front end and provided with lateralslots and a threaded opening adjacent to said slots, oflaterally-slidable slotted plates secured to the lower face of thebase-plate, screws passing through the slots ot' the slidable platesinto the threaded openings of the base-plate, said slidable platesprovided with lugs or projections on their upper face iitting in thelateral slots of the base-plate, and said slidable plates havingupturned outer ends, side plates or braces hinged at their lower ends tothe upturned ends ot' the slidable plates, and having' at or near theirupperends an oblique and a vertical slit, and a strap or band threadedthrough said slits.

EDWARD CORNELIUS BAR'lllEY.

Witnesses:

GEORGE F. BARTLEY, C. H. FLoRIG.

